Belarus Genealogy

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(Add introductory text and/or an image here) Getting started with Belarus research After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first president, Alexandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means. Government restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion continue. For more information go to: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bo.html#Intro Jurisdictions Brest Province Homyel' Province Horad Minsk Municipality Hrodna Province Mahilyow Province Minsk Province Vitsyebsk Province Research Tools Hamburg Passenger Lists Wiki article Germans from Russia Wiki article Genealogy/Family History Archives of Belarus http://archives.gov.by/eng/index.php?id=12 (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an articleor short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Featured Content (Your text or images here) Did you know? (Your text or images here, or use the table below:) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News New ‘Find Our Roots’ program to offer research services for Grodno Archives Hot off the Press! more... Topics Archives and Libraries Biographies Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration Ethnic Groups Genealogies Geography Geography (Historical Handwriting History Jurisdictions Land and Property Language Military Names, Personal Newspapers Nobility Occupations Periodicals Place Names Probate Records Schools Social Life and Customs Societies Taxation Vital Records Events Current Events